What Disaster Response Management Can Learn from Chaos Theory: Conference Proceedings

What Disaster Response Management Can Learn from Chaos Theory: Conference Proceedings
ISBN-10
0788144995
ISBN-13
9780788144998
Pages
223
Language
English
Published
1997-07
Publisher
DIANE Publishing
Author
Gus A. Koehler

Description

Contents: what disaster response management can learn from chaos theory; disaster in aisle 13 revisited; nonlinear analysis of disaster response data; disaster responder's perception of time; fractals & path dependent processes: a theoretical approach for characterizing emergency medical responses to major disasters; self-organization in disaster response: global strategies to support local action; & chaos theory & disaster response management: lessons for managing periods of extreme instability. Bibliography.

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